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U.K. (FTSE) Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M12.1%
  • 1Y11.6%
  • YTD18.9%

The Entertainment is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but tinyBuild has stood out, gaining 47%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 12% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.5% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Entertainment Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 15 Sep 2025UK£1.5bUK£865.1mUK£48.7m14.3x30.6x1.7x
Wed, 13 Aug 2025UK£1.5bUK£860.2mUK£45.8m15x32.5x1.7x
Fri, 11 Jul 2025UK£1.5bUK£859.6mUK£45.8m14.9x33.6x1.8x
Sun, 08 Jun 2025UK£1.4bUK£870.2mUK£32.3m15x41.8x1.6x
Tue, 06 May 2025UK£1.2bUK£848.0mUK£31.0m14x39.8x1.5x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025UK£1.3bUK£848.2mUK£15.2m14x86.6x1.6x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025UK£1.2bUK£847.1m-UK£8,839,794.3215.7x-138.2x1.4x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025UK£1.3bUK£849.9m-UK£19,452,444.9415.9x-68.8x1.6x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024UK£1.3bUK£847.0m-UK£63,854,201.4218.3x-20.5x1.5x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024UK£1.3bUK£846.9m-UK£66,098,119.9517.8x-18.9x1.5x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024UK£1.3bUK£842.5m-UK£64,671,898.1014.6x-20.6x1.6x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£807.0m-UK£82,234,306.4237.8x-16.7x1.7x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024UK£1.6bUK£813.9m-UK£124,059,279.8236.3x-12.5x1.9x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024UK£1.4bUK£812.6m-UK£123,255,655.6435x-11.6x1.8x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£801.0m-UK£124,164,561.3637.9x-11.1x1.7x
Wed, 08 May 2024UK£1.2bUK£801.3m-UK£125,040,320.7036.9x-9.8x1.5x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024UK£1.1bUK£818.2m-UK£116,141,734.5915.9x-9.1x1.3x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024UK£1.1bUK£810.3m-UK£111,095,671.5416.8x-9.9x1.4x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024UK£1.2bUK£818.3m-UK£109,141,100.0015.1x-10.7x1.4x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023UK£1.0bUK£826.9m-UK£69,215,453.0012.9x-15.1x1.3x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023UK£1.1bUK£833.1m-UK£68,143,879.0011.2x-16.2x1.3x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023UK£1.2bUK£832.5m-UK£71,239,493.0015x-17.5x1.5x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023UK£1.3bUK£794.4m-UK£51,949,598.0022.3x-24.3x1.6x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023UK£1.3bUK£780.5m-UK£31,447,389.0016.6x-42.4x1.7x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£776.4m-UK£30,264,669.0016.6x-47.2x1.8x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023UK£1.6bUK£773.8m-UK£31,949,425.0012.6x-49.4x2x
Thu, 11 May 2023UK£1.6bUK£769.7m-UK£34,013,352.0012.6x-47.8x2.1x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023UK£1.5bUK£747.1m-UK£4,782,604.0011.5x-315.4x2x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023UK£1.7bUK£706.3m-UK£12,340,520.0011.3x-136.4x2.4x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023UK£1.8bUK£677.7m-UK£14,358,576.0018x-125.2x2.7x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022UK£2.1bUK£672.0m-UK£21,472,043.0021.9x-99.2x3.2x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022UK£2.1bUK£672.4m-UK£21,829,869.0023.5x-97.9x3.2x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022UK£2.0bUK£679.3m-UK£25,572,565.0023.1x-78.7x3x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022UK£2.2bUK£609.2mUK£56.1m25.8x39.9x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39.9x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.2bTotal Earnings: UK£56.1mTotal Revenue: UK£609.2mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -43.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Entertainment industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 30.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -43.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Entertainment industry have declined 4.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 12% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Telecom industry?

GB Market0.46%
Telecom0.18%
Entertainment1.61%
Interactive Home Entertainment2.54%
Movies and Entertainment-0.23%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Interactive Home Entertainment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (20.4%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Movies and Entertainment industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 30% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
TBLD tinyBuildUK£0.09446.5%
+UK£11.7m		120.6%PS1.4x
GMR Gaming RealmsUK£0.475.4%
+UK£6.6m		23.7%PE16.8x
EVPL everplay groupUK£3.850.8%
+UK£4.3m		79.1%PE25.4x
DEVO Devolver DigitalUK£0.242.1%
+UK£2.4m		-26.2%PS1.5x
FDEV Frontier DevelopmentsUK£3.831.5%
+UK£2.0m		61.4%PE8.7x

Latest News

FDEV
UK£3.83
Frontier Developments
7D
1.5%
1Y
61.4%
ALRT
UK£0.017
Defence Holdings
7D
-9.1%
1Y
1,519.0%
TBLD
UK£0.094
tinyBuild
7D
46.5%
1Y
120.6%
ZIN
UK£0.68
Zinc Media Group
7D
0%
1Y
2.3%
GMR
UK£0.47
Gaming Realms
7D
5.4%
1Y
23.7%
DEVO
UK£0.24
Devolver Digital
7D
2.1%
1Y
-26.2%
EVPL
UK£3.85
everplay group
7D
0.8%
1Y
79.1%
ADF
UK£0.20
Facilities by ADF
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-61.8%
CHSS
UK£0.021
World Chess
7D
-6.5%
1Y
-59.0%
SATS
UK£0.018
Satsuma Technology
7D
-21.5%
1Y
677.8%
LBG
UK£0.96
LBG Media
7D
-2.5%
1Y
-30.6%
GFIN
UK£0.00077
Gfinity
7D
-3.8%
1Y
305.3%